Bill Text: AZ SB1461 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: School recordings; retention schedule

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-24 - House majority caucus: Do pass [SB1461 Detail]

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REFERENCE TITLE: school recordings; retention schedule

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2012

 

 

SB 1461

 

Introduced by

Senators Schapira: Biggs, Crandall, Gallardo, Gray, Lewis, Lopez, Lujan, Murphy

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 41‑151.12, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the arizona state library, archives and public RECORDS.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 41-151.12, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-151.12.  Records; records management; powers and duties of director; fees; records services fund

A.  The director is responsible for the preservation and management of records.  In addition to other powers and duties, the director shall:

1.  Establish standards, procedures and techniques for effective management of records.

2.  Make continuing surveys of record keeping operations and recommend improvements in current record management practices, including the use of space, equipment and supplies employed in creating, maintaining, storing and servicing records.

3.  Establish standards and procedures for the preparation of schedules providing for the retention of records of continuing value and for the prompt and orderly disposal of records no longer possessing sufficient administrative, legal or fiscal value to warrant their further keeping.

4.  Establish criteria for designation of essential records within the following general categories:

(a)  Records containing information necessary to the operations of government in the emergency created by a disaster.

(b)  Records containing information necessary to protect the rights and interests of persons or to establish and affirm the powers and duties of governments in the resumption of operations after a disaster.

5.  Reproduce or cause to be reproduced essential records and prescribe the place and manner of their safekeeping.

6.  Obtain such reports and documentation from agencies as are required for the administration of this program.

7.  Request transmittal of the originals of records produced or reproduced by agencies of the state or its political subdivisions pursuant to section 41‑151.16 or certified negatives, films or electronic media of such originals, or both, if in the director's judgment such records may be of historical or other value.

8.  On request, assist and advise in the establishment of records management programs in the legislative and judicial branches of this state and provide program services similar to those available to the executive branch of state government pursuant to this article.

9.  Establish a fee schedule to systematically charge state agencies, political subdivisions of this state and other governmental units of this state for services described in this section and section 41‑151.13 and deposit monies received from fees in the records services fund established by subsection B of this section.

10.  Subject to approval of the secretary of state, establish a fee schedule to charge state agencies, political subdivisions of this state and other governmental units of this state for services and expenses incurred by the state library in obtaining copies of those reports, documents and publications that are required to be delivered, supplied or provided pursuant to sections 35‑103, 41‑151.05 and 41‑151.08 and deposit these monies in the records services fund established by subsection B of this section.

B.  A records services fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 9 and 10 of this section.  The director shall administer the fund for the purposes provided in subsection A of this section.  Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.

C.  Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the standards and procedures shall not require a school district or charter school to destroy audio or video recordings of their public meetings. END_STATUTE

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